1. Right Hand
Mitten: Using the blue loom and main color of yarn (burgundy) wrap 20
of the pegs and knit flat for 17 rows or the length you may want for the
wrist.
2. Increase one stitch on each end of the knitting until the loom is full. Continue knitting in the round for 4 rows.
3. (1) Knit 3
stitches going counter clock wise, with the main color (burgundy).
Change to the thumb color of yarn (brown). (2) Start on peg #1 and wrap
to the peg #9.(3)
4. (4) Knit over pegs 4,5,6,7, of the main color of yarn (burgundy). Continue knitting on these 9 pegs for 14 or 15 rows. (5)
5. You will
have the burgundy loops on the pegs 1,2,3, and 8,9. (6)(7) Just leave
them on the pegs to hold them. (8) Continue knitting on these 9 pegs
until your thumb is 3.5" long or about 12 rows. Leave a 14" piece of
yarn and thread through the end of the thumb loops with the color yarn
that you are using (brown). (9) (10)
6. (11) Pick
up the main color yarn (burgundy) and wrap the 4 empty pegs and continue
on around and knit 21 more rows. Use a 14" piece of yarn run through
the loops on the top of the mitten and pull up tight.
7. Sew up the
cuff and pull up the loops on the end of the thumb and sew down the
inside of the thumb and around the bottom of the thumb.
8. Left Hand Mitten: Do the same instructions as the right hand until you get to the part of adding the thumb.
9. You will have knit the 4 rows in the round with all of the pegs knitted on. Wrap and knit to peg #13.
10. Change to
the thumb color and wrap pegs 12 through 20. Knit over the burgundy
stitches on pegs #14,15,16,17. Continue with the thumb on the 9 pegs
numbers 12 thur20.
This pattern for Knifty Knitter mittens is quick and easy. An adult pair of mittens can be completed in less than a day, by a novice loom knitter.
Pattern for Knifty Knitter Mittens|HS Schulte
The Knifty Knitter blue round loom is used for all sizes of mittens. The blue loom is the smallest in the set of round looms. These mittens are incredibly warm, as they are knitted using two strands of yarn together to create a thick finished knit. The mittens are knitted using the one-over-two stitch, which is an easy stitch for beginners to loom knitting.
Knitting the Thumb for the Mittens
Wrap nine pegs of the loom using the e-wrap and two strands of yarn as one. Continue wrapping back and forth across these nine pegs until each peg has been wrapped three times. One of the most common mistakes a beginner makes when wrapping a loom is to wrap it too tightly. This makes it very difficult to knit off. When e-wrapping the loom, wrap very loosely.
Knit-off by pulling the bottom loop on each peg up over the top of the next two loops on the peg. This method of knitting off is called a "one-over-two stitch," or "double stitch." Continue knitting off using the one-over-two stitch for 18 rows. This means that knitting off is done back and forth across the loom 18 times. At the end of each row, knit-off the end peg only once.
Cut the tail of the yarn one foot long. Thread the tail through a yarn needle and use this needle to stitch up through each of the remaining two loops on each peg. Once all the loops have been removed from the Knifty Knitter loom, pull the yarn tight to gather up the sewn through edge. Tie the yarn to hold the gather, but do not cut it.
Turn the knit so that the wrong side is facing out and stitch the thumb together using the yarn to sew down the length of the thumb.
Knitting the Body of the Mittens
E-wrap 22 pegs of the blue Knifty Knitter loom using two stands of yarn as one. Continue wrapping back and forth across these 22 pegs until each peg has been wrapped twice. Begin to wrap the loom a third time, but this time alternate the direction of the e-wrap on every other peg. The top of the "e" should face the outside of the loom on the first peg wrapped and the inside of the loom on the second peg wrapped.
After all the pegs are wrapped three times, knit off using the one-over-two stitch. Continue this pattern of wrapping and knitting off until four rows have been knitted.
Return to e-wrapping all the pegs with the top of the "e" facing out, as was done with the thumb of the mittens. Use the one-over-two stitch and continue wrapping and knitting off rows until 55 rows have been knitted.
Finishing the Knifty Knitter Mittens
Cut the tail of the yarn 2 feet long. Thread the yarn through a yarn needle. Sew up through each loop on the pegs. After sewing through a loop, remove it from the peg.
Pull the tail tight and tie a knot in the tail with the top of the mitten gathered. With the mitten turned wrong side out, sew along the side of the mitten to stitch it closed. Just before reaching the half way point, place the thumb along the seam being stitched. The right side of the thumb will be inside the glove. Stitch along the sides of the thumb to attach it to the body of the mitten, then complete the seam to complete the side of the mitten. Some trial and error is often necessary to position the thumb in exactly the correct location along the seam.
Repeat the steps above for the second mitten. The right and left mitten are identical. The pattern above will make mittens large enough for an adult. To alter the pattern for a young adult, reduce the number of pegs wrapped in each row by 2 pegs. Reduce the number of rows knitted by 5 rows. To knit a pair of mittens for a young child, reduce the number of pegs wrapped by 4 pegs. Reduce the number of rows knitted by 10 rows.
